Congress · 119th Congress
Earmarks flood spending bills after a year’s hiatus
Congressional earmarks returned with a vengeance in fiscal 2026, with familiar faces topping the rankings in each chamber.
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Congress · 119th Congress
House members push for PBM changes, question Trump drug plan
Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., touted changes in the fiscal 2026 spending package enacted this month to improve pharmacy-benefit manager pricing transparency and reduce incentives for PBMs to promote higher-priced
Congress · 119th Congress
House Rules Committee moves to protect Trump’s tariffs from congressional disapproval
Tom McClintock and Jay Obernolte, both of California, also changed their votes in September after a pledge from Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to make Jan. 31, 2026, the end date for the prohibition.
Congress · 119th Congress
Members split on plan to use reconciliation again to boost defense
But passing a second measure in 2026 could be a daunting task for congressional Republicans, particularly with a razor-thin margin in the House.
Congress · 119th Congress
Trump signs major spending package while immigration talks continue
Capitol after the Senate voted on a government funding package on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
Congress · 119th Congress
Senate talks move in direction of splitting off DHS funding bill
Schumer were scrambling Thursday morning to ink a deal that would punt final decisions on fiscal 2026 Homeland Security funding but let five other spending bills get to President Donald Trump's desk next
Congress · 119th Congress
Final fiscal 2026 spending bills pass House; Senate up next
The Senate plans to take up the package next week to meet a Jan. 30 deadline, but a potential snowstorm could present a hurdle.
Congress · 119th Congress
Chip export bill advances in House Foreign Affairs
↵↵The moves come after a provision to require chip companies to prioritize sales to U.S. firms before selling chips overseas was removed from the fiscal 2026 defense authorization law, known as the NDAA
Congress · 119th Congress
New alcohol advice emerged from competing forces, Hill pushback
The House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee, in a report accompanying their fiscal 2026 bill, urged HHS in its bill report to completely defund the panel.
Congress · 119th Congress
Six fiscal 2026 spending bills done, six more to go
The Senate cleared a roughly $180 billion, three-bill spending package for President Donald Trump's signature Thursday, marking a halfway point in completing long-delayed fiscal 2026 appropriations.
Congress · 119th Congress
Comer wants spending bill to delay intoxicating hemp ban
Jim Baird, R-Ind., on Tuesday that would push the effective date for new hemp content restrictions from November 2026 to November 2028.
Congress · 119th Congress
GOP hawks show contrast with Trump on European allies
Ukraine aid question↵↵Wicker also noted that the fiscal 2026 NDAA authorizes more spending on the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which has bankrolled new U.S. weapons and services for Ukraine.
Congress · 119th Congress
US capture of Maduro rests on criminal case
↵↵[Related: Press Conference: Donald Trump Discusses the Capture of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela – Jan. 3, 2026]↵↵However, in a press conference Saturday Trump did not rule out the continued presence of
Congress · 119th Congress
Congress inches toward reclaiming war powers with AUMF repeals
↵↵After several fits and starts, lawmakers this month repealed the 2002 Iraq War and 1991 Gulf War authorizations through the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.
Congress · 119th Congress
Appropriators backed a crime-fighting unit. DOJ closed it anyway.
For years, funding has been consistent at around $550 million per year, though both chambers in their fiscal 2026 bills have proposed cuts. Â
Congress · 119th Congress
Slashed refugee cap adds to uncertainty about admissions to US
The Trump administration announced a drastic reduction in refugee admissions for fiscal 2026 as part of a tough-on-immigration approach, but a mixture of prior policies, a court challenge and the recent
Congress · 119th Congress
Trump signs spending bill to end longest government shutdown
↵↵The package buys Congress 11 more weeks to ramp up funding negotiations to complete work on fiscal 2026 spending bills.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate panel approves Taiwan bill after diluting some provisions
That funding authorization is on top of the underlying bill’s fiscal 2023 through fiscal 2026 authorization of $4.5 billion in FMF funding for Taipei to use to buy more U.S. weapons.
Congress · 117th Congress
‘Chips-plus’ bill advances toward final passage in Senate
$54 billion in five-year grants for semiconductor manufacturing and research as well as 5G wireless deployment, a 25 percent tax credit for investments in semiconductor manufacturing facilities through 2026
Policy · 117th Congress
NIH grantee in Wuhan faces questions, deadline for more information on research
The revelations and potential upcoming developments could also jeopardize future federal funding for EcoHealth’s work, which was originally slated to continue until fiscal 2026 before a pause under